Research Article
Antimalarial Activity of Cocos nucifera Husk Fibre: Further Studies
Table 7
Effects of ethyl acetate fraction of Cocos nucifera (West African Tall variety) husk fibre extract on plasma lipid profile.
| Groups (dose in mg/kg b.w.) | Chol (mmol/L) | HDL-chol (mmol/L) | TG (mmol/L) | Atherogenic index |
| 5% DMSO (control) | 2.11 ± 0.36a | 1.01 ± 0.32a | 0.91 ± 0.15a | 2.09 ± 0.06a | 31.25 | 1.96 ± 1.43a | 0.90 ± 0.22a | 1.50 ± 0.41b | 2.18 ± 0.32a | 62.5 | 1.48 ± 0.89a | 0.71 ± 0.12a | 1.18 ± 0.18ab | 2.11 ± 0.22a | 125 | 1.71 ± 1.29a | 0.82 ± 0.32a | 1.01 ± 0.22a | 2.10 ± 0.36a | 250 | 2.84 ± 1.5a | 1.25 ± 0.33a |
1.09 ± 0.28a | 2.62 ± 0.41a | 500 | 1.50 ± 0.89a | 0.85 ± 0.27a | 0.91 ± 0.60a | 1.15 ± 0.04a |
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Values are means ± SEM, = 5. Values in each column with different letter superscripts are significantly different ( < 0.05).
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